This was a story about healing through connecting with others and learning to grieve properly. Gang Doo is a troubled young man who uses painkillers to deal with the injuries he’s suffered, both psychologically and physically but he is still upbeat and determined to live an honest life whole in living in an dishonest world. Moon Soo is also troubled but in a different way. And the way these two are forced to confront their issues and develop a relationship of their own was brilliant. It’s not light, there is a lot of hardship in their journey - alcoholism, death, illness, etc - but it’s meaningful and necessary for their recovery. The other two leads also suffer from problems with their relationship and work but it's less direct than Gang Doo and Moon Soo. Their relationship breaking down in the fall out to current day. Yoo Jin’s attempts at getting back with Joo Won don’t work out which is against expectations but she is able to grow herself and develop a very loving friendship with Gang Doo in the process - a key highlight of the drama for me.

Lee Jun Ho’s role in this drama was incredibly hard. He had to play someone plagued with drama and hardship but was also resilient. Being the one we, as viewers, follow, he was a brilliant focus point. His chemistry with the rest of the cast was pretty outstanding. Everyone gelled in their role and was able to bring something vital to the drama.